How to Dislodge a 200,000-Ton Ship From a Canal Wall
- SMIT, Nippon Salvage hired to move Ever Given stuck in Suez
- Salvors could have to remove fuel and ballast water from ship
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When you can’t shift a ship that’s stuck fast into the wall of a canal that’s vital to world trade, there’s only one thing to do: call the salvage guys.
The Ever Given container ship -- a 200,000-ton behemoth -- has been blocking what is arguably the world’s most important waterway, the Suez Canal, since Tuesday morning.